Day: September 25, 2024

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New Jersey’s governor and attorney general have opened another round of funding for a violence-intervention grant program financed largely by revenue from state-legal marijuana. Gov. Phil Murphy (D) and Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin (D) said Tuesday that the newly announced awards, which will funnel $14.5 million to support communityContinue Reading

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A review of research into the synergistic effects of the chemical components in medical marijuana—an idea commonly known as the entourage effect—says that terpenes, popularly credited with modulating the experience of cannabis, may indeed be “influencers in the therapeutic benefits of cannabinoids,” though for now that influence “remains unproven.” TheContinue Reading

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Members of a task force in Minnesota are making progress toward issuing a report on how the state might regulate psychedelics, including psilocybin, MDMA and LSD. The group earlier this month held preliminary votes on certain policy recommendations—including on eliminating penalties for personal possession and regulating clinical access to someContinue Reading

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Even as more states continue to legalize marijuana, new FBI data shows that at least 200,000 people were arrested over cannabis in 2023—and simple possession again made up the vast majority of those cases. Those figures are likely understated, however, given inconsistencies in the federal data and ongoing questions aboutContinue Reading